Safety-pin.



(L-694,238. Patented Feb. 25, I902. M. BERUBE.

SAFETY PIN.

(Application ma July 13, 1901.

(No Model.)

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MARY BERUBE, OF \VILSON, MICHIGAN.

SAFETY-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 694,238, dated February25, 1902.

Application filed July 13, 1901. Serial No. 68,239. (No model.)

T0 (tZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I,1\IARY BERUBE, a citizen of the United States,residing at and whose post-office address is Wilson, in the county ofMenominee and State of Michigan, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Fastening Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to fastening devices designed for use as hair,belt, or garment fasteners, and the primary object is to provide adevice of this character which may be quickly and easily manipulated toengage or disengage it. 7

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms part of thisspecification, and its novel features will be defined in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a fastening deviceembodying the invention, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of thesame.

The reference-numerals 1 and 2 designate two hollow cylindrical headssecured together in parallel relation by parallel rods or wires 3, theends of which extend through openings in the cylinders 1 and 2 and aresoldered or otherwise secured therein, as shown at 4.

The head 1 is formed with a longitudinal slot 5 and short transverseslots 6, communicating with the ends of the slot 5, and the flap thusformed is bent to form a sleeve 7, within which is pivotally supportedthe crossbar 8 of a locking-bail, the latter comprising the cross-bar 8and resilient arms or pins 9 and 10. The free ends of the pins 9 and 10are sharpened or pointed to facilitate their insertion into the hair ormaterial to be fastened, and said free ends are secured by means ofslots of the form shown in Fig. 1, each consisting of a transverseportion 11,

through which the pin enters, a shortportion 12, and a longitudinalportion 13, connecting the adjacent ends of the slot portions 11 and 12.

The utility and operation of the device will be apparent from the abovedescription, in connection with the drawing.

The arms or pins 9 and 10 after insertion through the hair or garmentare forced into the longer portions 11 of the slots in the head 2, andtheir resiliency moves them laterally in opposite directions until theyenter the short portions 12 of the slots, where they are retained, withtheir points extending into the head 2. To release the pins, they arefirst 'moved to register with the portions 13 of the slots and thenforced toward each other into position opposite the longer portions 11of the slots.

1 claim- 1. A fastening device comprising parallel hollow cylindricalheads, one of which is slotted and bent to form a sleeve, and the otherformed with slots to receive the free ends of engaging pins, rodssecuring the cylinders together, and resilient pins attached to one ofthe cylinders and adapted to engage the slots in the opposite cylinder.

2. A fastening device comprising parallel hollow cylindrical heads oneof which is slitted to form a flap bent to form a sleeve, and the otherformed with slots, rods connecting the heads and a bail consisting of acrossbar fitting said sleeve and resilient pins proj ecting from thecross-bar.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARY BERUBE.

Witnesses: A. J. DEMERS, OHAs. F. J UTTINER.

